Independiente Medellín

Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, which seats 40,943 people, and is also shared with city rivals Atlético Nacional. The team is dubbed "El Poderoso de la Montaña" (Mighty of the Mountain) due to Medellín's geographical location high in the Andes mountains.

Independiente Medellín
Full nameDeportivo Independiente Medellín
Nickname(s)El Rojo Paisa (The Paisa Red)
El Poderoso de la Montaña (The Mighty of the Mountain)
El Decano (The Dean)
El Equipo del Pueblo (The People's Team)
El Rey de Corazones (The King of Hearts)
Medallo
Short nameDIM
Founded14 November 1913 (1913-11-14) as Medellín Foot Ball Club
GroundEstadio Atanasio Girardot
Capacity40,943
ChairmanDaniel Ossa
ManagerAlfredo Arias
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera A, 4th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Third colours

Founded in 1913 as the second oldest club in Colombia, Independiente Medellín has won the Categoría Primera A six times: in 1955, 1957, 2002–II, 2004–I, 2009–II, and 2016–I, and the Copa Colombia three times: in 1981, 2019, and 2020. Its best performance at international level was in 2003, when the team reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.

Independiente Medellín has a rivalry with Atlético Nacional, and the teams face each other in El Clásico Paisa, which is considered one of the most important derbies in the country.

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